Inspiration articles
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Invention: Computer Pants

A few years ago I wrote about designing a pair of pants with a computer built in. The keyboard could be flexible and thin and be embedded in the pant legs. The display would project holographically in front of the wearer. MIT students have perfected the idea…see the movie:
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Pinball Machine, a poem by Maya Van Londen

Ping, bam, slam, bab, slap! Ping! Oh, if you ping one more time I’ll bap your lights out. You pinball machine, or should I say pingball machine? Ping!
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I wish, a poem by Maya Van Londen

I wish I could fly right over the ocean, right over my home, and beyond my state. I wish I could fly, but every morning I wake from my dreams I’m in my same old bed.
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Manhattan, poem by Maya Van Londen

I’m going downtown in Manhattan! Of course, it will be crowded and if I ask for directions, people will say, “No. Too bad, Yah yah. Not my Problem. Go to the Help Desk. Nah, forget it.” (People aren’t very nice sometimes.) And it will be noisy with all the cars going beep, honk, zip, screeech, [...]
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Ubuntu; not just for the RV lifestyle

One of the world’s great heros, Nelson Mandela, explains the concept of Ubuntu, in a video provided by YouTube video.
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Downcanyon

Ann Haymond Zwinger crafted Downcanyon in 1995 so she could describe the Colorado River and the canyon. She does it in roughly 300 pages. Her ability to capture the canyon’s essense is far better than mine, so you’ll have to either read the book or go there yourself!
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50 states quilt patterns

I’ve been searching and seaching for quilt patterns, either of a USA map, or of a traditional pattern for each state. This site seems to have traditional blocks for all 50: Quilter’s Cache If you find a map of the USA for a full sized quilt, let me know.
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Color; a natural history of the palette

By Victoria Finlay Wish I’d had been the one to travel and write this pertinent book.
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Art United, on the road for Gulf Coast relief fund

An artist and a photographer from the Gulf Coast are traveling together by RV around the Americas to paint, spread the word about ArtUnited.org, and write about life’s mysterious adventures: Cayc Wolff and De Waters. They have modified their RV interior to accomodate workspace for canvas, laptops, and supplies, and removed the standard logos outside [...]
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Tashi Choling of the Colestin Valley

Today we found a surprise in the hills above The Meadow House…Tashi Choling Mandala Garden and Temple for Vajrayana Buddhism. We wound our way up the railroad tracks to the Mandala Garden. Neither of us has been to a Buddhist temple grounds before. A student was sanding the White Tara stature to prepare for repainting. [...]
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Recipe for Finally on the Road Stew

Buy some good quality stew beef (otherwise what’s the point) and throw it in a big pan set on medium heat. Slice up and throw in the onion left over from the bon voyage party. Pour in Hilary and Bedo’s wine left over from the bon voyage and poker parties (about 1 cup). Slice up [...]
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Movies

Danny Deckchair
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VOIP

Check into voice over IP Broadvoice internet phone and xten.com’s xlite free online phone software. We already have a headset; does it sound good?
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Web Ring possibilities

check into this http://h.webring.com/hub?ring=falcor
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Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

Recommended by Ben J. Reportedly distracts you from doing anything else, so may not be safe to listen to while in heavy traffic.
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National Women’s History Month is March

Find out what’s happening around the nation in March regarding women’s history, at the NWHP.org site.





